1799 ⟶ Directory Promotes Commanders Joubert and Championnet
July 5: Two commanders with neo-Jacobin sympathies are promo...
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1791
1799
🛡️ Lafayette and Others Appointed Army Commanders
December 14: Lafayette receives command of one of the three new armies established to defend the French borders, the Army of the Centre, based at Metz. The other two armies are commanded by Rochambeau (Army of the North) and Nicolas Luckner (Army of the Rhine).⟶
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⚔️ Directory Promotes Commanders Joubert and Championnet
July 5: Two commanders with neo-Jacobin sympathies are promoted by the Directory: Joubert is named new commander of the Army of Italy, and Championnet is chosen to command the Army of the Alps.⟶
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👮 Directory Arrests General Championnet
February 24: The Directory orders the arrest of General Championnet.⟶
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⚔️ Championnet Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy
August 29: Championnet, prominent among the Jacobin generals, is named new commander of the Army of Italy.⟶
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🤝 Bonaparte Received by the Directory
October 17: Bonaparte is received by the Directory.⟶
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